Well, at least I didn’t burn the house down or set fire to my wife or anything bad like that. It all started with this lamp we have in our rec room that sits beside my wife’s chair, and she uses it to ...
Lamp switches near the bulb can be awkward to reach, especially if the shade is large. Installing an inline cord switch is an easy project that will make turning on your lamps much easier. This ...
Q: I have a floor lamp that is at least 50 years old. The last time I turned it on, or at least when I last tried to turn it on, the pull chain broke off. Is this something I can repair myself or ...
Scot M. Kunen invented the touch lamp in 1984 and updated his patent in 1987. Since that time, the dimmable touch control has found its way into many different lamps. If your table-top touch lamp has ...
Restoration and Design Studio owner Paul Karner’s decades of lamp-wrangling experience have given him the skills to, say, outfit an antique floor lamp with a nine-way switch or convert a candlelit ...
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6 Ways to Fix a Flickering Light Bulb

A flickering light bulb could be caused by any number of things. So, when you're troubleshooting, start with the easy stuff ...
Finding good home services is no easy feat. Our search began with mothers, friends, teachers – even the patients and staff at our dentists’ offices. Once we managed to compile a list, we researched ...
Did any of your previous work experience contribute to what you do today? Years ago, when I worked at a high-end lamp store as a salesman here in the East Bay for nearly four years, I watched the ...